The /gh/ sound in Nkwen Language is one of the double consonant sounds. In most cases it features at the initial and medial positions. Below are some words with the /gh/ sound followed by a short reading exercise.
GH gh
ghәghanә → a butterfly
ghә → to go
ghә̀rә → to do
ghaˀa → big, plenty
ghòˀo → to grind
ghàbә̀rә → talk off sense
ghantә → take a walk
àghònә → sickness
ghàrә̀ → rowdiness
àghә̀mә̀ → time
ghuˀusә → to honour
àghuˀusә̀ → honour
ŋ̀ghùˀùsә → worship
àghòˀò → stew
àghanә̀ → a visit
àghὲrә → a jug
àghaˀà → a joke
ghàrә̀ngòˀo → a scattered one
Mә̀toŋtәnә̀
Ǹgwinà bә ghàrә̀ngòˀo. À bàbә̀rә susu. À ghә̌ aghanә ŋ̀gà nә̀ghәmǝ a tyә ǹjwε, mboŋnә̌ ma atyә zhi gharәkә. Mma yi a tә̀ә yi, la a loo ma àghaˀà. À bә lya ghә biˀi ǝghonә ma ǝ bikakә zhi bә.
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Thanks to mother tongue education, my kids can now read perfectly.
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Good lesson
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